Door-to-door prevalence survey of epilepsy in three Sicilian municipalities

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作者
Rocca, WA
Savettieri, G
Anderson, DW
Meneghini, F
Grigoletto, F
Morgante, L
Reggio, A
Salemi, G
Patti, F
Di Perri, R
机构
[1] Mayo Clin & Mayo Fdn, Dept Hlth Sci Res, Rochester, MN USA
[2] Mayo Clin & Mayo Fdn, Dept Neurol, Rochester, MN USA
[3] NINCDS, Biostat Branch, Populat Studies Unit, Bethesda, MD USA
[4] Univ Palermo, Dept Neurol, I-90133 Palermo, Italy
[5] Univ Padua, Inst Hyg, I-35100 Padua, Italy
[6] Univ Catania, Dept Neurol, I-95124 Catania, Italy
[7] Univ Messina, Dept Neurol, I-98100 Messina, Italy
关键词
epilepsy; prevalence; screening; Sicily; survey;
D O I
10.1159/000054796
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A door-to-door prevalence survey of epilepsy was conducted in 3 Sicilian municipalities, as of November 1, 1987. In phase 1, the screening by questionnaire of 24,496 eligible subjects (participation = 92%) identified 544 suspected to have epilepsy. In phase 2, neurological evaluation of the 544 subjects yielded 111 with epilepsy. Of the 111 subjects, 103 (93%) had been previously diagnosed, 68 (61%) were taking antiepileptic medication, and 81 (73%) had active epilepsy. Referring to the 81 subjects with active epilepsy, the seizure type was generalized in 60 (74%), partial in 19 (23%) and undetermined in 2 (3%). The prevalence of active epilepsy (per 1,000 population) was 3.3 overall, 3.5 for men and 3.2 for women. The age-specific patterns for active epilepsy differed by sex, with higher figures for men at younger ages (5-19 years) and older ages (50-99 years). The age-specific prevalence figures for active epilepsy were lower than those from previous Italian surveys. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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